Cookie Policy

1. What a Cookie Is

A cookie is a small text file a website asks your browser to store. Related technologies such as local storage and session storage do a similar job. Some are strictly necessary for a website to work. Others, such as analytics and advertising, are not, and under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations those require your consent before they are set.

2. What This Website Stores

This website does not set analytics, advertising or tracking cookies. It does not use Google Analytics, advertising pixels, or any third party tracking service.

If you open the chat assistant, your browser stores the conversation locally so it is still there if you move between pages. This is strictly necessary to provide a feature you have actively chosen to use, it stays on your device, and it is not used to identify you or build a profile.

Your browser may also store display preferences, such as a light or dark setting. These stay on your device and are not shared.

3. Third Party Cookies

We do not currently permit third party cookies on this website. If you follow a link from here to another website, that site sets its own cookies under its own policy, and we have no control over them.

4. If This Changes

If we add analytics, advertising or any other tool that sets non-essential cookies, this page will be updated first, and you will be asked for consent before anything of that kind is set. Nothing requiring consent will be placed on your device without you agreeing to it.

5. Managing What Is Stored

You can clear or block stored data at any time in your browser settings, and you can browse in a private window if you prefer nothing to persist. Blocking strictly necessary storage may affect how parts of this site work, including the chat assistant.

6. Contact

If you have a question about this policy, contact us at info@oxthorpebarwell.co.uk or on 0121 838 4460. Our privacy policy explains how we handle personal data more generally.